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132 General functions of the Councils.E+W+S
(1)The Councils shall each have the following functions, namely—
(a)such of the functions previously discharged by the Nature Conservancy Council under the Acts amended by Schedule 9 to this Act as are assigned to them in accordance with the amendments effected by that Schedule;
(b)the establishment, maintenance and management of nature reserves (within the meaning of section 15 of the National Parks and Access to the M1Countryside Act 1949) in their area;
(c)the provision of advice for the Secretary of State or any other Minister on the development and implementation of policies for or affecting nature conservation in their area;
(d)the provision of advice and the dissemination of knowledge to any persons about nature conservation in their area or about matters arising from the discharge of their functions under this section or section 134 below;
(e)the commissioning or support (whether by financial means or otherwise) of research which in their opinion is relevant to any of their functions under this section or section 134 below;
and the Councils shall, in discharging their functions under this section, have regard to any advice given to them by the joint committee under section 133(3) below.
(2)The Councils shall each have power—
(a)to accept any gift or contribution made to them for the purposes of any of the functions conferred on them by subsection (1) above or section 134 below and, subject to the terms of the gift or contribution, to apply it to those purposes;
(b)to initiate and carry out such research directly related to those functions as it is appropriate that they should carry out instead of commissioning or supporting other persons under paragraph (e) of that subsection;
and they may do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to those functions including (without prejudice to the generality of this provision) making charges and holding land or any interest in or right over land.
(3)Nothing in this section [F1or in the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 (in so far as it relates to the nature conservation functions of Scottish Natural Heritage)] shall be taken as preventing any of the Councils—
(a)if consulted by another of the Councils about a matter relating to the functions of that other Council, from giving that other Council any advice or information which they are able to give; or
(b)from giving advice or information to the joint committee about any matter relating to any of the functions conferred by section 133(2) and (3) below.
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F1Words in s. 132(3) inserted (1.4.1992) by Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 28, SIF 46:1), s. 4(10), Sch. 2 para. 10(5); S.I. 1991/2633, art. 4
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C1S. 132 extended (E.) (1.1.2005) by The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3196), reg. 6(4) (as amended (30.4.2005) by The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/918), reg. 2(d)) (both S.I. 2004/3196 and S.I. 2005/918 were revoked (12.1.2006) by S.I. 2005/3459, reg. 10)
S. 132 extended (W.) (1.1.2005) by The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3280), reg. 6(5) (as substituted (1.11.2006) by The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2831), reg. 2(5))
S. 132 extended (E.) (12.1.2006) by The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross-compliance) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3459), reg. 6(5)
C2S. 132(2) modified (E.) (1.1.2005) by The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3196), reg. 6(4) (as amended (30.4.2005) by The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/918), reg. 2(d)) (both S.I. 2004/3196 and S.I. 2005/918 were revoked (12.1.2006) by S.I. 2005/3459, reg. 10)
C3S. 132(2) modified (W.) (1.1.2005) by The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3280), reg. 6(5)
C4S. 132(2) modified (E.) (12.1.2006) by The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross-compliance) (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2005/3459), reg. 6(5)
C5S. 132(3) amended (1.4.1992) and extension of s. 132(3) to Scotland continued (1.4.1992) by Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 28, SIF 46:1), s. 4(2); S.I. 1991/2633, art. 4
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I1S. 132 wholly in force at 1.4.1991 see s. 164(3) and S.I. 1991/685, art. 3
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